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FAO Forestry www.fao.org/forestryFAO Forestry
Forests & Water in Action:
Elaine SpringgayForestry Officer (Forest & Water)
Asia-Pacific Forestry WeekClark, Philippines26 February 2016
Integrating science, policy and practice
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Why Forests and Water?
• Forested watersheds and wetlands supply 75% of the world’s accessible fresh water for domestic, agricultural, industrial and ecological needs
• Approximately 80% of the global population live in areas where water resources are insecure
• Every US$1 invested in watershed protection can save anywhere from US$7.5 to nearly US$200 in water treatment
• Yet only 25% of the world’s forests have soil and water conservation as their main objective
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At least one third of the world’s biggest cities
Cape Town
draw a significant portion of their drinking-water from protected forested areas
New York
Singapore
Jakarta Rio de Janeiro Bogotá
Madrid
Why Forests and Water?
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Forests & Water Agenda
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Partners
Practices & Economics
PolicyScience
INBAR
CIFOR
Weyerhaeuser
ICRAF
ICIMOD
IUCN
Forest Research Institute (IBLES) FAO
IUFRO
University Putra Malaysia
Universitat Politècnica de València
Chinese Academy of Forestry
Beijing Forestry University
University of LisbonFOREST EUROPE
FORIG
Kenya Forestry Research Institute
Forest Trends
Stockholm International Water Institute
PlanBleu
Government of Alberta, Canada
CSIR
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From Discourse…
Main recommendations
• Improved understanding of forest-water interactions Climate change, scale, forest types
Communicating research
• Integrated landscape approach
• Collaborative partnerships
• Capacity building
• Monitoring systems
• Economic values for forest-water resources
• Inter-sectoral policies www.fao.org/docrep/017/i3129e/i3129e.pdf
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Forests & Water Dialogue
Key Messages
1. The interaction between trees, forests and water deserves greater recognition at national, regional and international levels;
2. The Dialogue reaffirmed that there is a strong demand, need for, and willingness to participate in and contribute to a newly established network of partners;
3. There is a need for decision-makers to allocate greater resources for research on forest-water interactions and the translation of this research into policy action and practical implementation, including at the community level.
XIV World Forestry Congress, 9 September 2015
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Forests & Water Action Plan
• Transition from discourse to action
• Tangible integration of science, policy and practice
• Collaboration and consolidation
• Project portfolio of US$16.5 million:
Research Projects to improve water
resources and livelihoods
• Network?
Launched at the International Forests and Water Dialogue –XIV World Forestry Congress, 9 September 2015
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Practice
PolicyScienceImprove understanding • Inter-disciplinary research
activities• Knowledge sharing tools• Monitoring systems and
tools
Promote informed policy • Institutional
mechanisms• Capacity building
Integrated management• Incentive mechanisms• Collaboration with private
sector• Climate change
Forests are important for the water supply of humanity… – Kunming Expert Meeting (March 2014)
…To Action
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Forests & Water Action Plan
1. Science: Increase international research on forest-water interactions, addressing knowledge gaps.
2. Policy: Support forest-water policies, governance institutions and mechanisms.
3. Practice: Integrate scientifically based understanding of forest-water interactions in the management of diverse landscapes.
4. Capacity Building & Communication: Build the capacity of network members and the international community at large to address gaps in forest-water science, policy and management.
Goals
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Forest & Water in SDGs
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• 6.4 By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity
• 6.6 By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes
• 15.1 By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands
Forests and water in the SDGs
Forest & Water in SDGs
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• Inclusion of function in addition to physical attributes
Forest ecosystem: “It is a dynamic complex of plant, animal andmicro-organism communities and their abiotic environmentinteracting as a functional unit, where trees are a key componentof the system.” (CBD)
Redefine “forest”?
Forest & Water in Policy
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Forests & Water at FAO 2016
• Coordination and implementation of Action Plan
• Forest-Water Monitoring Framework (September 2016)• Consolidation of indicators and field methods
• Improved FRA data on soil and water functions of forests• Include category in national statistics• Promote new method: Line-point transect forest cover and erosion
assessment method
1. Visual forest cover assessment
2. Forest canopy & Floor Cover Assessment
3. Line-point Transect Forest Cover Assessment
4. Forest Floor Cover Assessment
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Forests & Water at FAO
www.fao.org/forestry/international-day-of-forests/en/
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Thank you.